Re:Work and the IRLE present “The Reality of Workers and Learners – A Personal Story”
Education, Low Wage Work, Young Workers
Today we are bringing you a piece produced by Ritika Sarma and Jimmy Mancilla, students in UCLA’s Labor Summer Research Program (LSRP). The piece is …
Re:Work and the IRLE Present “May Day”
Education, Historical, Immigrants, Low Wage Work
In honor of May Day 2025, Victor Narro, project director at the UCLA Labor Center and career organizer, joined Tobias Higbie, UCLA IRLE Director and …
Re:Work presents “Código Doméstico, Part II”
Gig Economy, Low Wage Work, Women
We bring you two more stories from Código Doméstico that have been translated into English. Código Doméstico is a podcast produced by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero. …
Re:Work presents “Código Doméstico, Part I”
Gig Economy, Immigrants, Low Wage Work, Women
We bring you two stories from Código Doméstico that have been translated into English. Código Doméstico is a podcast produced by Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero. It …
Beyond the Glass Wall
Education, Immigrants, Women
These days, we hear more and more about burnout, as well as rising anxiety levels, particularly in light of the recent presidential transition. How do …
UCLA Labor Center 60th Anniversary Mixtape
Black Workers, Education, Historical, Immigrants, Low Wage Work, Women
It’s the 60th anniversary of the UCLA Labor Center, and we’ve made a mixtape for you — our friends, partners, and supporters! We’ve curated a …
A Beautiful Kind of Foundation
Black Workers, Education, Historical, Immigrants, Low Wage Work, Women
We are approaching the 60th anniversary of the UCLA Labor Center, and we are celebrating – both how far we’ve come and where we’re going …
Re:Work and the IRLE Present “Labor Studies 101”
Low Wage Work, Young Workers
It’s back-to-school season, and we’re sharing a recording of “Labor Studies 101” from our archives at the IRLE, the Institute for Research on Labor and …
Radical Therapy
Art & Music, Women
In a fast-paced society that often privileges work, wealth, and individual success, where there isn’t always time or space to process, how can we do …
Re:Work and the IRLE Present “Changing Lives, Changing L.A.”
Black Workers, Immigrants, Low Wage Work, Women
In partnership with the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE), Re:Work presents “Changing Lives, Changing L.A.,” a play created from transcripts from …
The Tractor Princess
Historical, Immigrants, Women
“The Tractor Princess” draws on excerpts from an oral history interview with Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg, which is a part of a community archive and research …
Here Comes Mau!
Immigrants, Low Wage Work
There’s a tendency to associate fast-food with American nostalgia, which can shield issues in the franchise structure ranging from wage theft to violence and safety …
Soul Force, Part II
Black Workers, Historical, Women
Civil rights icon, Reverend James Lawson Jr., shares his recollections of the 1960s and working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Lawson presents the …
Soul Force, Part I
Black Workers, Historical
On Dec. 11, 2021, the UCLA Labor Center’s historic MacArthur Park building was officially named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center, in honor …
Stranded
Education, Immigrants, Low Wage Work, Young Workers
In 2020, India suddenly went into a national lockdown without advance planning or adequate government support, which led to a humanitarian crisis in addition to …